Tag Archive for 'health_issues'
Deep Sleep Prevents Diabetes
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 2nd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders.
We are all aware that health issues may suffice in the area of lacking quality sleep. Normally, when we find ourselves making do without the prescribed number hours of snoozing, it seems to automatically follow that we should expect some abnormalities and health issues such as diabetes which was found to be a significant health risk for people who continue to lack sleep.
A lot of lies on the fact that some glucose metabolisms may function awkwardly in the duration of poor sleep habits. During our slumber stages of sleeping, we know that some internal body functions have to operate normally. These are normally the issues to deal with especially if people continue to suffer from this epidemic sleep syndrome everyone wants to avoid.
(Source) Deep sleep, also called “slow-wave sleep,” is thought to be the most restorative sleep stage, but its significance for physical well-being has not been demonstrated. This study found that after only three nights of selective slow-wave sleep suppression, young healthy subjects became less sensitive to insulin. Although they needed more insulin to dispose of the same amount of glucose, their insulin secretion did not increase to compensate for the reduced sensitivity, resulting in reduced tolerance to glucose and increased risk for type 2 diabetes. The decrease in insulin sensitivity was comparable to that caused by gaining 20 to 30 pounds.
Previous studies have demonstrated that reduced sleep quantity can impair glucose metabolism and appetite regulation resulting in increased risk of obesity and diabetes. This current study provides the first evidence linking poor sleep quality to increased diabetes risk.
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Look Out for a Cholesterol Drug called Zocor
1 Comment Published by Brian Yalung November 9th, 2007 in Health Issues, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders.
The thing about sleep deprivation is that they are termed as mental problems. However, sleep problems can also be solicited from pills and drugs we take that aim to solve various health problems as well.
Health issues such as high cholesterol levels usually need to be treated. Before serious surgeries are considered, people will be asked to take anti-biotics or prescribed medicine before serious medication would be resorted to such as Zocor, a cholesterol drug prescribed today.
In most cases while one aspect of health issues are being treated, another is being harmed. This is where other health issues such as sleep disturbances may crop up, making it another health problem that needs to be addressed.
Read more: Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances
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Naps Ease High Blood Pressured People
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung October 16th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders.
Now it all makes sense. During my time working in a company, I could never understand why some people would feel sleepy in the office, normally using the lunchtime break to take short naps. Most of them usually sleep 6 to 8 hours but still, the lack for sleep seemed to be evident.
Apparently, it is not all due to boredom. Some of these people have health issues and one most common was that of blood pressure levels rising at some proportionate levels. Snoozing for a short period can help support the cardio-vascular issues that these people may or may not be aware of.
Apparently, it is not really all about sleeping properly but the overall health as well.
Read more: Expecting An Afternoon Nap Can Reduce Blood Pressure
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Sleep-Aid Drugs Provide No Remedy
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung October 6th, 2007 in Health Issues, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues, Sleeping Pills.
While most people are content on using sleeping drugs to cure their sleeping disorder, they should not be totally reliant. As a whole, sleep-aid drugs can become serious pains and may even affect the entire body in the very worst way after some time of using them frequently.
It is a given that sleep disorders are something that has been plaguing the world as far as health issues are concerned. However, sleep institutes are still around to help resolve the issue. Medicine and drugs can help but they should not be the only recourse to be counted on.
Read more: StayBetter Seeks to Wake People Up to the Reality of Using Sleep-Aid Drugs
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Insomnia FAQ: Do We Know it All?
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung October 1st, 2007 in How to sleep better, Insomnia, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders.
We hear it from word of mouth and certain sleep disorder reference books. Insomnia is known to be a problem when it comes to getting the proper amount of sleep and also threatening the overall health as well. We are at risk when we fall under this category of health issues. But do we know everything there is to know about Insomnia beforehand?
First of all, it does not only mean a person has Insomnia if he cannot sleep. It lies more on the sleeping patterns to which people are forced to adjust to sleep in the weirdest parts of the day to get the proper respite.
Learn more on the facts of Insomnia here: Inform Yourself - Know The Facts About Insomnia
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